PURPOSE: turn a KVM vm into a dataset

do-kvm-dataset.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# SCRIPT: do-kvm-dataset.sh
# AUTHOR: Mark Slatem
# DATE:   26 January 2013
# REV:    1.0 
#
# PLATFORM: SmartOS
# REQUIREMENTS: SmartOS 
#   	
# PURPOSE: turn a zone vm into a dataset
# USAGE: do-smartmachine-dataset.sh UUID 		

UUID="$1"
GENUUID=`uuid`
CLOUDNAME="smartos"
DATE=`date +%FT%H:%M:%S.0Z`

echo -n "What do you want to call the new dataset: "
read -e DNAME
echo -n "Enter a 3 letter abbreviation for the dataset name: "
read -e DNAMABBR
echo -n "What is the version number you want to use: "
read -e VERSION
echo -n "Enter a short description for the dataset: "
read -e DESCR
echo -n "creator name: "
read -e CREATOR 

#lets do the actual snapshots
zfs snapshot zones/$UUID-disk0@prepare

echo "Creating zfs archive ($GENUUID.$DNAME.$VERSION.zfs.gz)..."
#lets do the actual zfs send
zfs send  zones/$UUID-disk0@prepare | gzip >  $GENUUID.$DNAME.$VERSION.zfs.gz

SIZE=`ls -l $GENUUID.$DNAME.$VERSION.zfs.gz  | awk '{ print $5 }'`
CHKSUM=`cksum -xsha1 $GENUUID.$DNAME.$VERSION.zfs.gz | awk '{ print $1 }'`

echo "Creating manifest ($DNAME.$VERSION.dsmanifest)..."
cat kvmmachine.tpl |\
sed -e "s/#DNAME/$DNAME/g" |\
sed -e "s/#VERSION/$VERSION/g" |\
sed -e "s/#DESCR/$DESCR/g" |\
sed -e "s/#DATE/$DATE/g" |\
sed -e "s/#GENUUID/$GENUUID/g" |\
sed -e "s/#CHKSUM/$CHKSUM/g" |\
sed -e "s/#SIZE/$SIZE/g" |\
sed -e "s/#CLOUDNAME/$CLOUDNAME/g" |\
sed -e "s/#CREATOR/$CREATOR/g" |\
sed -e "s/#DNAMABBR/$DNAMABBR/g" > $DNAME.$VERSION.dsmanifest

#lets delete the snapshot
zfs destroy zones/$UUID-disk0@prepare

##optional

#echo "Installing New Dataset ($DNAME.$VERSION uuid: $GENUUID)..."
#imgadm install -m $DNAME.$VERSION.dsmanifest -f $GENUUID.$DNAME.$VERSION.zfs.gz

exit 0

kvmmachine.tpl

{
    "name": "#DNAME",
    "version": "#VERSION",
    "type": "zvol",
    "cpu_type": "host",
    "description": "#DESCR",
    "published_at": "#DATE",
    "os": "freebsd",
    "image_size": VOL_SIZE, 
    "files": [
      {
        "path": "#GENUUID.#DNAME.#VERSION.zfs.gz",
        "sha1": "#CHKSUM",
        "size": #SIZE,
        "url": "#GENUUID.#DNAME.#VERSION.zfs.gz"
      }
    ],
    "requirements": {
      "networks": [
        {
          "name": "net0",
          "description": "public"
        }
      ]
    },
    "disk_driver": "ide",
    "nic_driver": "e1000",
    "uuid": "#GENUUID",
    "creator_uuid": "3952e6b6-b61a-11e1-9a8a-2f58dc6d1291",
    "cloud_name": "#CLOUDNAME",
    "creator_name": "#CREATOR",
    "platform_type": "smartos",
    "urn": "smartos:mts:#DNAMABBR:#VERSION",
    "created_at": "#DATE",
    "updated_at": "#DATE"
  }

On latest SmartOS, "os":"windows" and imgadm did not like the publshed date with .0Z but with just Z after second it did take it.